Gary Pearlman of Mayfield Heights attempts to beat the Guinness World Record for the biggest free-floating soap bubble, April 27, 2014.

It’s not yet official from Guinness, but most people watching the morning spectacle on April 27 in Mayfield Heights agree that a new record was broken for largest free-floating soap bubble created outdoors.
That includes the bubble-making record holder Megan Parker of Plymouth, Mass., who seemed happy to pass on her title to Gary Pearlman of Mayfield Heights.
“Well, he’s using my bubble solution to do it,” Parker said with a smirk. “So it is a win for me either way.”
Pearlman, a science show entertainer who goes by the name Dr. U.R. Awesome for Flower Clown Entertainment in Wickliffe and Big Fun in Cleveland Heights, flew Parker out to Cleveland this week to have her watch his bubble-making attempt using her secret blend called “Party Bubble Big Bubble Concentrate.”
Approximately two-dozen other people gathered outside the Ross DeJohn Community Center off Marsol Road at 6:30 a.m., to watch Pearlman craft human-sized bubbles for nearly 50 minutes. Using a rope laced between two rods and a kiddy pool filled with Parker’s formula, Pearlman was able to be beat Parker’s record of 729.25 cubic feet — with some onlookers cheering mission accomplished 25 minutes into his series of attempts.
“But I like to button things up — to have an insurance policy,” Pearlman said after finishing the challenge. “Turnout was great. I am pleased everyone got up at this ungodly hour to come see a bubble.”
He and Parker agree mother nature was in Pearlman’s favor Sunday morning with soft winds, temperatures in the 30s and morning dew humidities.
With most of the bubbles taking uneven shapes and floating for less than 10 seconds, it was unclear how many bubbles beat Parker’s record exactly one year ago to the date, and by how much cubic feet.
Pearlman, who has been working with bubbles for two years, assembled four videographers and photographers from D & A Productions outside the community center to document the attempts. Dante Centuori, director of creative productions at the Great Lakes Science Center has accepted responsibility of measuring Pearlman’s biggest bubble per Guinness World Records official rules and regulations.
Pearlman said it might take between nine and 12 weeks before Guinness finishes verifying the results and hands Pearlman the record-holder title.
Pearlman said he is going to tackle the indoor version to the biggest soap bubble making challenge in the next 30 days if he can get his team together.

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